Birth and early life: Emperor Trajan was born on Sept.18th, AD 52, in Italica, Hispania, in the Roman Empire. His famous family member is Nerva.His jobs was a general who got the Roman Empire to expand and remodeled Rome after it burned. When he was elected consul in AD 91, that's one step at a time.
Emperor Life: AD 98- AD 117 After Nerva, his father, died in AD 98, he took over, Here's the good thing, he's second emperor of "The 5 Good Emperors" and he's a good emperor, because he promised to keep track of the senate's affairs and had respect to the senate. Opened a campaign on Danube in AD 101. After the two wars, the Parthian War came in AD 114. In AD 115, Trajan crosses to the Tigris, also, in AD 116, captures Ctesiphon. The end of Trajan, because on Aug. 9th, AD 117, he got ill and died. Hadrian, his adopted son, took over.
Why the emperor? Because this emperor has did a lot of work in his life, like expanding the Roman Empire and rebuilding Rome after burned. This emperor was a good emperor like his father and had dignity for the senate
By:Tim.C
Birth and early life:
Emperor Trajan was born on Sept.18th, AD 52, in Italica, Hispania,
in the Roman Empire. His famous family member is Nerva.His jobs was a general who got the Roman Empire to expand and remodeled Rome after it burned. When he was elected consul in AD 91, that's one step at a time.
Emperor Life: AD 98- AD 117
After Nerva, his father, died in AD 98, he took over, Here's the good thing, he's second emperor of "The 5 Good Emperors" and he's a good emperor, because he promised to keep track of the senate's affairs and had respect to the senate. Opened a campaign on Danube in AD 101. After the two wars, the Parthian War came in AD 114. In AD 115, Trajan crosses to the Tigris, also, in AD 116, captures Ctesiphon. The end of Trajan, because on Aug. 9th, AD 117, he got ill and died. Hadrian, his adopted son, took over.
Why the emperor?
Because this emperor has did a lot of work in his life, like expanding the Roman Empire and rebuilding Rome after burned. This emperor was a good emperor like his father and had dignity for the senate
Sources
http://www.roman-empire.net/highpoint/trajan-index.html
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-early-life-of-emperor-trajan-a269593
http://hubpages.com/hub/Emperor-Trajan__http://images.travelpod.com/users/josh.lambden/1.1211623380.emperor-trajan.jpg__
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